Places inesgmartins Wants to Go

A French valley with forests so lush it was nicknamed "the Small Amazonia of the Pyrenees."

This is what trains will look like after the zombie apocalypse.

This stunning French estate was so lavish that it landed its original owner in jail for the rest of his life.

Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.

An aluminum skeleton brings Chinese mythology to the French shore.

A medieval military street hidden beneath a charming French fishing village.

Avant garde house of Pierre Cardin on the Cote d’Azur.

The fantastic architectural models of a French traveler.

These quaint French houses dangle precariously over a precipice.

This banal Parisian entranceway is not what it seems.

A Gothic cathedral created from volcanic rocks.

The former home of France's controversial pop maestro is almost completely covered in ever-changing tributes and graffiti.

An off-the-beaten-path boutique stuffed with an eclectic collection of upcycled goods.

The largest underground church in Europe.

This salt marsh in Southern France is as pink as the flamingos that inhabit it.

At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.

A 14th century bridge built as a fortress, where the devil lurks on one of its towers.

One of the last umbrella repair shops in Paris upholds the nostalgic art of umbrella making.

Sacked by Vikings, blessed by William the Conqueror, dealt a fatal blow during the French Revolution—these ruins have seen it all.

This French ghost town from World War II has been left as a memorial to German atrocities during World War II.

This Parisian fountain is a little bit fantasy and a little bit nightclub.

This Parisian café sticks almost exclusively to an ethos of reuse.

A counter-culture bookstore like no other hides in plain sight in the streets of Paris.

One of the world's oldest olive trees, thought to be over 2,000 years old.